STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Wreckage from homes built by hand, downed trees that stood for decades -- all told, more than 258,000 tons of Hurricane Sandy's debris has been picked up so far from storm-ravaged neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs by city Department of Sanitation workers.

The debris is being trucked to three drop-off points: Capodanno Boulevard; Plants 1 and 2 at the former Fresh Kills landfill -- where solid waste once arrived by barge -- and Riis Park in Queens, according to Sanitation spokeswoman Kathy Dawkins.

Debris taken to Capodanno will be transported off Staten Island under a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

It will be trucked by to Fresh Kills and then taken by barge to Albany, according to FEMA spokesman Jon Knowles.